Thread: got my schilk
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Old 05-25-2007, 03:09 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: got my schilk

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Originally Posted by midwestchops View Post
is this a hidden message? elaboration?
No extra attempt to hide stuff here--I like to think of the bigger, deeper mouthpieces as passive/aggresive, letting us play wicked deadly loud without too much edge. In a big band setting, with saxophones using metal mouthpieces and a whole bunch of trombones, the characteristic lead sound is made much easier by a shallower cup, like your 14A4a.
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